I was bored and had the itch to create a blade.

Hickory n steel

Hickory n steel

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I went out into the garage, raided the ol' bucket-o-stuff, pulled out a piece of an old back saw blade and a section of hickory tool handle, and had a blade within a couple hours plus glue drying time.

I've made other kinds of blades before, normally quick and dirty with me just winging it, and this is no exception but is something I've never made before.
I've never even tried to make a fillet knife before and am happy with the results.

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It's very thin ( a little thinner than a hacksaw blade ) and very flexible so it should work very well.
I don't do a lot of filleting so I'll probably give it to my uncle who actually catches fish to fillet.
Not that I'm necessarily a bad fisherman, I just don't get to cast a line as much as I'd like and really am just happy to be out on the bank next to the water.
 
Cool! I have a knife I made from a hand saw. Its flexy like yours.
 
FOG2 said:
Cool! I have a knife I made from a hand saw. Its flexy like yours.
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I'd love see a picture of it.
I've made other blades from a 1950's Craftsman crosscut handsaw blade that couldn't be saved, those include a small machete, a small carpentry knife, a parer for my grandmother ,and my favorite Tater knife.

I really wish I knew where the rest of this backsaw had gotten to because I'd like to make a smaller one.
 
b00n said:
Put your initials or something on it to finish it up! :thumbsup:
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I would but I think it's probably going to my uncle.
If I can find the rest of the blade I made this from im going to make a smaller one for myself which I would personalize.
 
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This is the one I made. It stays on the magnetic knife rack in the kitchen and is used for light duty.
Handle material has a interesting look but unfortunately I can't remember what it is. It is very light in the hand.
 
Hickory n steel said:
I would but I think it's probably going to my uncle.
If I can find the rest of the blade I made this from im going to make a smaller one for myself which I would personalize.
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I more meant as a makers mark, not for ownership purposes. Just something that ties it to you making it. It could very well be one of those knives that somebody finds in 50 years in a tackle box and wonders about its history.
 
b00n said:
I more meant as a makers mark, not for ownership purposes. Just something that ties it to you making it. It could very well be one of those knives that somebody finds in 50 years in a tackle box and wonders about its history.
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I've got a makers mark / brand I made for my tool handles I could use on it.

Btw I'm already started on #2, it's definitely a smaller one.
 
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This is the one I made. It stays on the magnetic knife rack in the kitchen and is used for light duty.
Handle material has a interesting look but unfortunately I can't remember what it is. It is very light in the hand.
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Real nice, and much better handywork than mine.
here's my tater knife.
It's not fancy or refined in any way but it sure works great and gets used multiple times a week.

It also resides on a knife magnet in my kitchen.
 
I must agree with bOOn.Please mark your knife so in the future folks will know who made it.Good work done with your own hands is part of your legacy, your contribution
to the world around us.
Maybe I'm just nuts but I think it is a good thing to do.
 
Hickory n steel said:
I went out into the garage, raided the ol' bucket-o-stuff, pulled out a piece of an old back saw blade and a section of hickory tool handle, and had a blade within a couple hours plus glue drying time.

I've made other kinds of blades before, normally quick and dirty with me just winging it, and this is no exception but is something I've never made before.
I've never even tried to make a fillet knife before and am happy with the results.

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It's very thin ( a little thinner than a hacksaw blade ) and very flexible so it should work very well.
I don't do a lot of filleting so I'll probably give it to my uncle who actually catches fish to fillet.
Not that I'm necessarily a bad fisherman, I just don't get to cast a line as much as I'd like and really am just happy to be out on the bank next to the water.
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Nice! I really like the handle!
 
Ty Hickory for the undeserved praise. I like to make knives from Files.
This is another that hangs on the Mag rack and is used for heavy duty work. This guy cracks open Spaghetti Squash effortlessly.
A Nicholson File that started out about 3/16 thick and has probably the best Stag I have ever owned. ( given to me by my knifemaking mentor who has since passed)
My girlfriend put this knife in the Dishwasher last week, grrrrrrrrrr and destroyed a beautiful patina on the blade and Stag.
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Here's where I'm at with little #2


Btw I like that file knife there fog, the first I ever tried to make with a stag handle didn't go well and I haven't tried again since.

See a family friend gave me a 1958 Craftsman block body bench grinder as well as an old rack and some Nicholson files he found so I wanted to make him a knife as a thank you and it didn't go well at all.
 
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